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Policy Updates and News

All the most current resources you need to successfully operate the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program are available here. TDA keeps this page updated with any new policy updates and news, including the following:

Handbook release notices with update summaries
Form release notices
Brand new policy updates that haven’t yet been updated within the handbooks
FAQs and other resources, as required

Please bookmark this page and check back periodically.

March 1, 2024 - RELEASE: 2024-2025 SFMNP Income Eligibility Guidelines
The 2024-2025 SFMNP Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEGs) have been released and posted to SquareMeals here: https://squaremeals.org/FandN-Resources/Income-Eligibility-Guidelines.

Additionally, the following resources have been updated with the latest IEGs:

H1668 – SFMNP IEGs (with Spanish translation now included)

December 19, 2023 - RELEASE: Updated H1420 S/FMNP Famers' Market, Roadside Stand, and Certification/Issuance Site Information Form and Instructions
The S/FMNP Farmers' Market, Roadside Stand, and Certification/Issuance Site Information Form and and Instructions have been revised and posted to SquareMeals on the FMNP and SFMNP Administration/Forms pages. The form and instructions were updated to allow collection of site information for roadside stands and voucher certification/issuance sites.

November 8, 2023 - RELEASE: Updated S/FMNP Market, Farmer, and Roadside Stand Review Form
The S/FMNP Market, Farmer, and Roadside Stand Review Form (previously titled Farmers' Market Review Form) has been revised and posted to SquareMeals on the FMNP and SFMNP Administration/Forms pages. The form was revised for clarity and to ensure all relevant topics are being covered during reviews. Edits were also made to reflect that roadside stands are to be included in reviews as well.

September 18 - Updated SFMNP handbook sections published
The following SFMNP Handbook sections have been revised and posted to SquareMeals:

2000, Eligibility and Application Requirements;
4000, Managing the Program;
6000, Civil Rights; and
9000, Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms

We have also released Handbook Revision Notice 23-01, which gives details about the revisions made.

You can find the SFMNP Handbook; including the revised sections, Revision Notice, and a complete searchable SFMNP Handbook in the table below.

2023-2024 Income Eligibility Guidelines Published – February 19, 2023
Refer to the Income Eligibility Guidelines (IEG) page (https://squaremeals.org/FandN-Resources/Income-Eligibility-Guidelines) for new SFMNP Income Eligibility Guidelines going into effect July 1, 2023 (note the 2022-2023 guidelines are still available beneath the new table). Additionally, Form H1668 containing the new guidelines has been published on the SFMNP Administration/Forms page: https://squaremeals.org/Programs/Senior-Farmers-Market-Nutrition-Program/Administration-Forms

USDA Policy

USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issues policy memoranda to provide guidance on implementing SFMNP. Click here to see these memos on the USDA site.

SFMNP Handbook

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Publication Name	Download	About	Program Name
Complete Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Handbook			SFMNP Handbook
Section 1000: Introduction			SFMNP Handbook
Section 2000: Eligibility and Application Requirements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 3000: Program Agreements			SFMNP Handbook
Section 4000: Managing the Program			SFMNP Handbook
Section 5000: Adminstrative Reviews and Audits			SFMNP Handbook
Section 6000: Civil Rights			SFMNP Handbook
Section 7000: Financial Management			SFMNP Handbook
Section 8000: Denials, Terminations, and Appeals			SFMNP Handbook
Section 9000: Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms			SFMNP Handbook
Section 10000: Email Notification and SFMNP Handbook Online			SFMNP Handbook
Section 11000: Resources			SFMNP Handbook
Revision Notice			SFMNP Handbook

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